Battle for the top in Oman: Al-Police's Qithara lands for three points

In one of the fiercest and most important clashes of the fourth round of the AFC Champions League, the eyes of Iraqi and Jordanian football fans will turn this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM Mecca time towards the Amman International Stadium in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where Al-Shorta will be a heavy guest against Al-Hussein Irbid in a match that reveals the group leadership and ignites ambitions for qualification and the march towards the knockout stages.

Al-Shorta face the match with impressive and consistent performances this season despite some minor setbacks that have accompanied their journey this season.

Al-Qithara Al-Khadra will enter the match coming off a dramatic last-minute draw against Al-Hussein Irbid in the last round, which took place in Baghdad with a score of 1-1. Despite this, the team still sits proudly at the top of their group with 7 points, leading by a slight and thrilling margin over their rivals in tonight's encounter.

On the domestic front, the players from Baghdad are heading to Jordan after a local draw of 1-1 against Newroz in the last round of the Iraq Stars League, with their eyes set on regaining the winning language and erasing the effects of that draw through the continental gate.

On the other side, Al-Hussein Irbid enter the match with extremely high morale and expected fan support, relying on a crucial and thrilling local victory they recently achieved against their rivals Al-Faisaly with a last-gasp goal from Salahaldeen Farash.

The Jordanian team has a respectable competitive record in the AFC Champions League, having so far achieved two draws, one against East Bengal and the other against Al-Hussein in Baghdad, in addition to securing a valuable victory over Al-Seeb. This places them in second place, just behind Al-Hussein, and drives them to fight with all their might at home among their supporters to seize all the points from the match and snatch the top spot in the group.